Patents by Inventor Aiko KOSUGI

Aiko KOSUGI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9968973
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes: an endoscope information reading section configured to read endoscope information from each of endoscopes; a treatment tank in which the endoscopes are disposed; a number detection section configured to detect a number of the endoscopes disposed in the treatment tank; a determination section configured to determine whether a first number that is the number of endoscopes read by the endoscope information reading section is equal to a second number that is the number of the endoscopes detected by the number detection section; a notification section configured to execute error notification; and a control section connected with the determination section and the notification section, and configured to drive the notification section when the determination section determines that the first number is different from the second number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Aiko Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20170087604
    Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes: an endoscope information reading section configured to read endoscope information from each of endoscopes; a treatment tank in which the endoscopes are disposed; a number detection section configured to detect a number of the endoscopes disposed in the treatment tank; a determination section configured to determine whether a first number that is the number of endoscopes read by the endoscope information reading section is equal to a second number that is the number of the endoscopes detected by the number detection section; a notification section configured to execute error notification; and a control section connected with the determination section and the notification section, and configured to drive the notification section when the determination section determines that the first number is different from the second number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Aiko KOSUGI
  • Patent number: 9027574
    Abstract: A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Aiko Kosugi, Michifumi Yoshie, Akihisa Ogawa, Masahiko Tomita, Yoshitomo Yaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140166059
    Abstract: A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Aiko KOSUGI, Michifumi YOSHIE, Akihisa OGAWA, Masahiko TOMITA, Yoshitomo YAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8631684
    Abstract: A water leakage checking apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a water leakage sensing portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and simultaneously carries out a plurality of items of a water leakage check menu; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the water leakage checking apparatus includes: a control portion that determines an item of the water leakage check menu based on the read endoscope information, assigns the determined item of the water leakage check menu to one of the plurality of attachment portions, and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying the assigned one of the attachment portions; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Aiko Kosugi, Akihisa Ogawa, Masahiko Tomita, Yoshitomo Yaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130008233
    Abstract: A water leakage checking apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a water leakage sensing portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and simultaneously carries out a plurality of items of a water leakage check menu; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the water leakage checking apparatus includes: a control portion that determines an item of the water leakage check menu based on the read endoscope information, assigns the determined item of the water leakage check menu to one of the plurality of attachment portions, and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying the assigned one of the attachment portions; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Aiko KOSUGI, Akihisa OGAWA, Masahiko TOMITA, Yoshitomo YAGUCHI